Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-14
BRAVE ITALIANS.
A Column of Troops Massacred by the
Abyssinians.


A Column of Troops Massacred by the
Abyssinians.
ROME, February 13th.-General Gene,
the Italian commander at MasSowah, re-
ported as follows: Boretti commanding at
Saati on January 25th, at IL a. NJ. saw the
heights occupied by thousands of Abyssin-
ians, who disappeared on the firing Of some
shells. Boretti sent out party under
Lieutenant Como, who surprised and en-
gagged the enemy The latter advanced in
trepidly on all sides to within three hun
dred yards of the Italian position. There
was desperate fighting until o'clock.
when the enemy retreated. Boretti
applied for reinforcements, and the General
sent column under Colonel De Cristoforis
The column was delayed by difficulty in
transportation, and De Cristoforis asked for
more men and guns. While the latter re-
Inducements were on the way, it was
learned that the De Cristoforis party were
massacred, after forming a square and de-
Tending themselves to the last man and
cartridge. The relief party found the bodies
lying in the order in which the men fought,
and the enemy retiring. Many corpses
were mutilated.
The Pope and the Septennate.
BERLIN, February 13th.-The North Ger
man Gazette remarks the notable display OF
incapaci;y to conceive, in their full bear
ing the recent manifestations of the Pope's
will in the quarter where pretension is
made to the most correct and profound
comprehension of the objects of the
Catholic Church. The Pope, the Gazette
tends to uphold peace and authority, which
are of equally vital importance for Catho-
hcism and the State, and which Herr
Windthorst, under the mask of an ardent
son of the church, long ago opposed.
Cardinal Jacobini's letter is the Popes pro-
test to this abuse of his name and an order
to obey the encyclical wherein is stigma
tized the egotism of political parties. They
misrepresent the Holy See and attribute to
it diplomatic motives. The Pope desires
the preservation of Germany, because it is
conducive 10 peace.
American Cardinals in Rome.
BALTIMORE. February 13th.-The Ameri-
can has the following special from Rome :
The American Cardinals arrived in Rome
this evening. Father O'Connell, Rector
of the American College met them at Ge-
neva They We're met at the depot by
Archbisbops Cave, of Melbourne, and
Kirby, of the Irish College; Bishop Keane,
of Richmond; Mgrs. Callahan, Stoner,
Stranevri, Count Muccioli, Vice-Rector
Dasy and many prominent laymen. While
at Paris Cardinal Gibbons was a guest at
the Seminary of st. Sui ice. He will make
his home while at .ome in the American
College, being assigned 10 the apartments
formerly occupied by the late Cardinal
McCloskey.
An American Girl Captures Live italian
Count.
ROME, February 13th.-Miss Terry, OF
South Carolina, who has been received into
the Catholic Church by Mgr. Sallua, will
marry Count Muccioi at Municipio, on
February Goth. Cardinal Gibbons, if his
engagements permit, will afterwards per-
form the religious ceremony in the chapel
of the American College. The Cardinal
confirmed Miss Terry's mother.
Reported Massacre Denied.
LONDON, February 13th.-The Foreign
Office has dispatch from Cape Town de-
nying the truth of the report that DR.. Emil
Holub and his party had been massacred
Death of Prominent Austrian.
VIENNA, February 13th-Count Lichnov.
sky, Grand Prior of the knights of Malta
is dead.
A Momentous Subject.
LONDON, February 18th The British
troops in India will be armed with repeat
ing-rihes, and the Martini-rifles will be
transferred to the Sepoys.
A Man of War.
BERLIN, February 13th.-Herr Krupp has
issued stirring appeal to his 1000 en-
ployes to vote for the septennate.
The Emperor Has War of His Own.
VIENNA, February 13th.-Reports are
current that Emperor William is in very
weak condition.